Study for Old Canal, Red and Blue (Rockaway, Morris Canal)
By Oscar Florianus Bluemner
Located in New York, NY
For we are in the habit to carry into them our feelings of pain and pleasure, our moods” (as quoted by Joyce E. Brodsky in “Oscar Bluemner in Black and White,” p. 4, in Bulletin 1977...
Paper, Charcoal
'Gloucester' — Mid-Century Modernist Watercolor
By Nathaniel Dirk
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Nathaniel Dirk, Untitled (Gloucester), watercolor, with fresh colors, on watercolor paper; in fine, original condition, with the artist's tack holes (barely visible) at the sheet edg...
Watercolor
“Landscape”
By Karl Knaths
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor, gouache and conte landscape by the well known American artist, Karl Knaths. Circa 1950. Signed by the artist lower left. Condition is excellent. Strong, vibran...
Conté, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Brookdale, New Jersey
By Oscar Florianus Bluemner
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Brookdale, New Jersey Graphite on paper, 1922 Signed with the artist's initials l.l., and dated 1922 (see photo) Annotated "Brookdale" front and back of sheet Condition: Excellent Ar...
Graphite
$1,250
H 12 in W 13.75 in
"Factory Along the River" Howard Daum, Modernist Factory Landscape, Industry
By Howard Daum
Located in New York, NY
Howard Daum Factory Along the River, 1937 Signed and dated lower right Watercolor and pencil on paper 12 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance The artist Ashby Gallery, New York Carl Ashby, Ne...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$500
H 18 in W 14 in D 0.13 in
A Bold 1940s Cubist Mural Study of a Chicago City Scene by Rudolph Weisenborn
By Rudolph Weisenborn
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold 1940s graphite on paper WPA era mural study of a Chicago city scene by Rudolph Weisenborn. Artwork size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches. Archivally matted to 18 x 16 inches, Proven...
Paper, Graphite
$7,000
H 17.5 in W 23.25 in
"Factory on the River" Modernist and Precisionist WPA Industrial New York Scene
By William Sharp
Located in New York, NY
William Sharp (1900 - 1961) Factory on the River Oil on canvas 17 1/2 x 23 1/4 inches Initialed lower right: WS Provenance: Estate of the artist Private Collection, New York Swann A...
Canvas, Paint, Oil
$1,000
H 12 in W 13 in D 1 in
Early American modernist drawing of Belleville, NJ by Oscar Bluemner
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in Colfax, CA
Early American modernist drawing on paper by pioneering modernist, Oscar Bluemner. Titled : Belleville - 1918 Dated 1918 Monogrammed lower left. Colored pencil on paper. 4.5 x 5.5, 1...
Paper, Color Pencil
$1,500
H 13 in W 14.75 in
"SoHo Canal, From Hill, January 30, 1919" Oscar Bluemner, Early Modernism
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Bluemner SoHo Canal, From Hill, January 30, 1919, 1919 Signed, Titled, Dated, and Monogrammed lower left Graphite on Paper 4 1/4 x 6 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the...
Paper, Graphite
$17,500
H 14 in W 16.75 in
HANS HOFMANN Provincetown Drawing - Pen & Ink - 1942 - Massachusetts
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Title: "Provincetown Drawing" Medium: pen and ink on paper Dimensions: 14 x 16 3/4 inches Signed: Initialed and dated 1942 Provenance: Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, Californi...
Paper, Ink, Pen
$1,500
H 13 in W 15.5 in
"View At Hunts Point, Long Island Hunt Pt. S25.03" Oscar Bluemner, Modernism
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Bluemner View At Hunts Point, Long Island Hunt Pt. S25.03, 1903 Signed, Titled, Dated, and Monogrammed lower left Graphite on Paper 4 3/8 x 7 inches The son and grandson of a...
Paper, Graphite
$2,500
H 5 in W 7.875 in
"East Providence" Oscar Bluemner, Drawing of East Providence, Architectural
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Bluemner East Providence, December 21st, 1926 Inscribed with location and dated, upper left "East Providence Dec 21-26" Black crayon on paper 5 x 7 7/8 inches Julius Oskar Bl...
Crayon
Passaic River NJ Landscape
By Joseph Kardonne
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Passaic River Landscape 1967. 9.5 x 13 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. ...
Ink, Watercolor
'Rockport Harbor' — Mid-Century Modernism
By Louis Wolchonok
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Louis Wolchonok, 'Rockport Harbor', gouache, c. 1950. Signed in ink, lower right. A fine, modernist work, with fresh colors, on cream wove drawing paper, in excellent condition. Shee...
Gouache
$6,000
H 11 in W 15.5 in
"Sheepshead, Brooklyn, Long Island" Oscar Bluemner, Modernist Watercolor
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Bluemner Sheepshead, Long Island, 1907 Signed with the artist's conjoined initials "OB" and dated "4-30 - 5 - 30" / "Aug 3, 07" Watercolor on paper 6 x 10 inches Provenance: J...
Paper, Watercolor
$1,500
H 12 in W 13 in D 1 in
American modernist drawing of Bloomfield, NJ by Oscar Bluemner, dated 1916
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in Colfax, CA
Architectural study by pioneering American modernist Oscar Bluemner dated 1916. Titled : Bloomfield - Aug 26-16 Dated 1916. Monogrammed lower left. Charcoal on paper. Measures 4.5 x ...
Paper, Charcoal
$1,500
H 13 in W 16 in
"Elmhurst, N.J. 6 January, 1904" Oscar Bluemner, American Modernist, Countryside
By Oscar Bluemner
Located in New York, NY
Oscar Bluemner Elmhurst, N.J. 6 January, 1904, 1904 Signed, Titled, Dated, and Monogrammed Graphite on Paper 4 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches The son and grandson of architects, Bluemner was b...
Paper, Graphite
$125,000
H 18 in W 18.5 in
H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Kiss" collotype print
By Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei
Located in Palm Beach, FL
The Kiss, no. 1 from the fifth installment of Das Werk Gustav Klimts Undoubtedly Klimt’s best known and most reproduced images, this printed version of The Kiss is the only one with...
Handmade Paper
$185,000 / set
H 12 in W 12 in D 10 in
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
By Andrei Bragin
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...
Silver, Vermeil
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$1,885,000
H 31.38 in W 28.88 in D 1.5 in
Couple sur le lit by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marc Chagall 1887-1985 Russian Couple sur le lit (Couple on bed) Signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) Oil and India ink on canvas Marc Chagall's exquisite work, Couple sur le lit,...
Canvas, India Ink, Oil
$5,677,631
H 203.94 in W 251.97 in D 143.7 in
George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner
Located in London, GB
George Trollope and Sons. Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 winning a Gold Medal for Excellence. The set forms the four sides of a complete panelled room that was ...
Marble
$608,317
H 106.3 in W 66.93 in D 22.45 in
‘Grand Psyche’, Monumental Art Nouveau Mirror by Maison Millet
By Maison Millet, Claudius Marioton
Located in London, GB
‘Grand Psyche’, monumental Art Nouveau mirror by Maison Millet French, c. 1900 Height 270cm, width 170cm, depth 57cm This exquisite antique mirror was crafted around 1900 by the e...
Bronze, Ormolu
$1,800,000
H 27 in W 24 in D 2.5 in
Portrait de Femme - Berthe Poret, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1863, Signed
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919) Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret bears signature (lower left) oil on canvas 17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm) Painted between 1862-1863 Footn...
Canvas, Oil
$33,795
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
Art Deco Lyon by R. Pauschinger, German, Material: Bronze
By Rudolf Pauschinger
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Art deco sculpture in Bronze Rudolf Pauschinger was born in 1882 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. He was a sculptor, etcher, and medallist. Pauschinger is primarily known for his anima...
Marble, Bronze
Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.
Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.
When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.
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